This is great to read. Mebbe it should be in 'R&R' as a rave, but I understand Lex's reasons for wanting this to be well-publicized and putting it here. In fact, there was an article in my local rag this morning called
Math + Girls = Persistent stereotype which to me is a crying shame. Math is for everyone.
Breaking the stereotype, my 10-yo daughter absolutely LOVES math, and is at or near 100% on her grades in it. She recently interviewed me for a 'what I want to be when I grow up' homework assignment, and was actually engaged while I was describing what an electrical systems engineer does, and all the different avenues that're available as an E/E.
Danica McKellar (Wonder Years) is also a great scientific role model for girls.
IMDB wrote:
Best known as America's alluring dream girl from her days as Winnie Cooper on "The Wonder Years" (1988), Danica McKellar made her breakthrough at the early age of 12. After that show ended, she went on to graduate Summa cum Laude from UCLA with a degree in Mathematics, and even proved a new math theorem, the Chayes-McKellar-Winn Theorem.